Peru's crowded presidential race zeroes in on organized crime

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Lima, Peru Prisons surrounded by vipers, prizes for killing criminals, death orders: in Peru, presidential candidates on April 12 compete with proposals to curb rampant crime, marked by the rise of hit man and extortion. For the first time in three decades, the fight against organized crime dominates speeches in an electoral campaign that records a record of 35 candidates. Peru is going through an unprecedented security crisis. Between 2018 and …